Tests and Assessment - Brossura

Walsh, W. Bruce; Betz, Nancy E.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0130959472 ISBN 13: 9780130959478

Casa editrice: Pearson College Div, 2000

Riassunto

This book presents basic concepts in tests and assessment to contribute to a more intelligent understanding and use of psychological and educational tests. It focuses on the theory, techniques, and skills used to assess people and their behavior in context with the environment. Chapter topics include the history and meaning of assessment; basic statistical concepts in testing and assessment; reliability, validity, and test construction; objective personality assessment; projective and behavioral personality assessment; the nature and assessment of intelligence; the assessment of aptitudes, achievement, interests, work values, career development and maturity, and career indecision; environmental assessment; person-environment psychology and assessment; human development and assessment.; and professional and ethical standards and social issues in assessment. For use in guidance and counseling professions, social work, educational administration, and other areas in which a background in testing and assessment is needed.

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Product Description

For undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Psychological Testing, Psychological Assessment, Educational and Psychological Measurement, and Educational Appraisal in departments of Psychology, Education, and Counseling. This text presents basic concepts in tests and assessment to contribute to a more intelligent understanding and use of psychological and educational tests. It focuses on the theory, techniques, and skills used to assess people and their behavior in context with the environment. *New - Updated and expanded content.- Provides students with more meaningful material, and increases the text's usefulness for teachers, practitioners, and students in the field. *New - Recent revisions of tests and inventories - Includes computer adminidstered adaptive tests, Caliornia Psychological Inventory, Myers Briggs, WAIS-III, ACT, SAT, Strong Interest Inventory, and Kuder Career search with Person Match , to name a few. See Preface for a detailed, chapter-by-chapter list of changes.- Introduces student to comprehensive, up-to-date listings and discussions of significant tests. *New - Extensively revised section on race, ethnicity, and culture in tests and assessment - Discusses the issues in the use of tests and assessments with members of minority groups and women.- Shows students how tests and assessments have evolved to reflect greater understanding of issues of diversity. *Intergration of psychological assessment and person-environment technology.- Shows students that any assessment of a person is incomplete without some assessment of the environment. *A detailed review of tests and assessment - Includes a comprehensive description of the involved principles.- Improves students' knowledge of techniques and tests in order to develop their assessment skills *Examples of relevant tests and inventories.- Helps to clarify the material fo students, and demonstrates its use and application. *All phases of testing and evluation- Familiarizes students with basis stat

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Pearson College Div
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0130959472
• ISBN 13: 9780130959478
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 481
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italia